Israeli Attacks Kill at Least Three Palestinians in Gaza, Including a Woman and Two Former Prisoners

2026 Rate-Hike Expectations Plummet After Cooler-Than-Expected PPI Following yesterday's cooling (in-line) consumer price inflation data (driven in large part by energy deflation), US producer prices were expected to rebound modestly in July from a 0.3% MoM decline (headline) in June. Instead, headline Producer Prices were unchanged MoM (cooler than expected), pushing the annual change down from +5.5% to +4.7% YoY... Source: Bloomberg Core PPI (Ex Food and Energy) also printed cooler than expected (+0.2% MoM vs +0.3% MoM), dragging Core PPI YoY down to +4.2%... Final demand services: Prices for final demand services...

Former US Intel Officials: Dangerous Talk Of Putin's 'Loss' In Ukraine Authored by Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Dangerous Talk of Putin’s ‘Loss’ in Ukraine VIPS tells President Trump that once apprised of the reality on the ground (and in the air) by his intelligence advisors, he might choose to do what is in his power to end the disaster in Ukraine. Dear President Trump: The New York Times is reporting that the outlook for Russia in Ukraine is “bleak.” C.I.A. Director John Ratcliffe is said to have explained that...